How to Care for Hanging Tomato Plants
Tomato plants are extremely popular with home gardeners. They are easy to grow and maintain, and their fruit is widely versatile. Many gardeners and homeowners are attracted to the idea of cooking with and presenting their own tomatoes. If you're short on space but still want to grow your own tomatoes, you can easily do so on the porch, with a hanging tomato plant. Try your hand at starting and growing your own tomato plants by following a couple simple steps. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Instructions
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Water your hanging tomatoes deeply twice a week to keep the soil moist. Never let the soil dry out completely.
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Add mulch to your tomatoes if the pot is right side up. Spread the mulch generously over the soil.
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Fertilize your tomatoes on the day of planting, and consistently afterward. Use a 5-3-4 fertilizer to provide nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium to promote plant health and blossoming.
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Use liquid fertilizer on plants that are in desperate need of fertilization or are starting to wilt.
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Scatter slow-release granules over the soil surface for continued, slow-release fertilization. Use granules marked for tomatoes.
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Prune your tomatoes. Remove secondary shoots, known as suckers, by pinching them off where they connect to the main stem.
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Tips & Warnings
Cherry and roma tomatoes are well suited to patio growing and hanging pots because of their small size.
Use mulch to keep tomatoes warm in the winter and moisturized in the summer.
Frost can damage and kill tomato plants and their fruit.
